Pipeline Pulls

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A Critical Pause, Not a Rescue Many animals enter the “pipeline,” passing through auctions often multiple and may ship unseen directly to slaughter.

While buying from a kill pen is the most publicized outcome, others face injury, illness, or death in the pipeline circuit while others ship direct to slaughter, never to be seen again.

We are not a rescue, but a group of experienced private buyers offering a temporary pause in this cycle.

This gives animals a brief window to find safe placement.

If no home or rescue steps in, they return to the pipeline.

Ways to Help:

• Direct Purchase: Pay the full price to complete a “pipeline pull.”

• Rescue Fundraising: We’ll share your info so supporters can donate directly.

Note: All horses are sold as-is with a signed release of liability.

Location: Bernville, PA 19506

Monday is here!

Monday means horses will need help. We will be there. Some say horses don’t know…I can tell you they do! Will you be there too?

Please check back in frequently.

We can do proxy bidding if you have a credit card and can pickup Monday from the auction – pm us if interested.

We have no information about the horses and all horses sell through the auction ring and that happens very quickly.

This is a unique opportunity, graciously offered, to pull horses that were purchased for slaughter allowing them another chance that they wouldn’t otherwise have.

The horses will have a very short timeframe in which they can be helped. Those helped can be transported to our facility for pickup on Tuesday.

Let’s help them! Together we can make a difference.

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Horse slaughter update!

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Auction previews every Sunday and Monday!

Looking for a new Horse? Check out our Sunday & Monday Auction previews. If you cannot attend in person we do offer proxy bidding services! Call or text 6108020618 for more info.

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Bernville, PA 19506

Available Horses

Meet Scarlett Hip Tag Number 935

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Meet Dapples Hip Tag Number 933

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Meet Oreo

beautiful black and white mare standing 14.3 hands and in her late teens was sold with a group of horses several states away, all of them on the thin side. One by one they found homes, well all except one, Oreo.

This mare had gone through auctions where she was ridden. She was well broke she neck reined, followed cues transitioned through her gaits, that along with her color she should have brought a good amount of money. However, she wasn’t able to gain weight and showed little interest in food. Due to the network we have built we were told about her and she received another chance. We intercepted her enroute to the largest livestock sale east of the Mississippi. The auction/slaughter pipeline isn’t kind to horses. They can be exposed to illness, injury, lose weight and be purchased for slaughter.

Once in our care we immediately scheduled her to see our vet and dentist. We could easily see her ribs and spine. She wasn’t wanting to eat and without eating she wouldn’t gain weight. We immediately found out why. Oreo had large ulcers on both sides of her mouth from sharp edges on her teeth so every time she chewed, it hurt. This didn’t happen overnight, this took years. It’s probably why the entire group was thin and why they were all shipped to auction. Oreo’s teeth were floated removing those sharp edges, she was given medication for pain and antibiotics and then, she ate!

She has continued eating, gaining weight and doing great. Simple routine care, that’s all it took. It is wonderful to see her flourish. We are so excited to see her continue to gain strength, recover, and become the beautiful, healthy mare she was always meant to be.

Soon we will be able to evaluate her riding ability and she will then be looking for her happily ever after.

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Hip Tag 875 Cheeseburger

A GELDING AS OF AUGUST 18Th!

Two brilliant blue eyes. A striking black-and-white coat. AMHA and AMHR registration applications sent with him and yet this little dwarf stallion stood in the auction ring. Not because he deserved to be there. But because someone decided his future was worth risking.

People often assume a horse this small is safe from the traditional slaughter pipeline. He may be. But that doesn’t mean he’s safe. Sometimes the greatest danger isn’t losing your life. It’s spending it being valued for all the wrong reasons. To the wrong buyer, he isn’t seen as a horse born with a painful genetic condition that deserves compassion, protection, and a life free from reproduction.

He’s seen as something rare. Something flashy. Something that can make money.

A tiny stallion with blue eyes, unusual markings, and registration papers can become more valuable for what he could produce than for who he is.

But dwarfism is not a color. It is not a bloodline. It is not a marketing tool. It is a serious genetic condition that can bring lifelong physical challenges, chronic pain, conformational deformities, dental problems, mobility issues, and complex veterinary needs.

Knowingly breeding a horse like this isn’t preserving a bloodline. It’s gambling with the lives of foals who never had a choice.

Foals that could spend every day struggling to walk comfortably. Foals that may require lifelong medical care. Foals that may be passed from owner to owner when the reality becomes more difficult than the novelty. No blue eyes are beautiful enough to justify that. No registration papers are valuable enough to excuse it.

No amount of money can make unnecessary suffering ethical. This little stallion has already been dealt a difficult hand. He should never be expected to pass that burden on to another generation. He doesn’t need to prove his worth by producing foals. He has value simply because he exists.

He deserves safety. He deserves kindness.

He deserves to grow old knowing he was loved—not used.

Because sometimes the most dangerous place for a horse isn’t on a slaughter truck.

Sometimes it’s in a breeding pen where profit is valued more than welfare.

Choose compassion. Choose responsibility.

Choose the horse.

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Bernville, PA 19506

Comet

A GELDING AS OF AUGUST 18Th!

We haven’t shared Comet’s story in quite some time. One of our dedicated team members spends countless hours keeping an eye on equines advertised online that may be at risk of falling into the same cycle we see far too often auction to auction, trader to trader, home to home, never truly belonging anywhere.

That is where Comet’s story begins. As a weanling, Comet was consigned to an auction. He didn’t meet his reserve price, so he returned home to his breeder. Despite efforts to find him a home, the breeder was unable to place him in a lasting situation. Many of the very young horses and ponies you see at livestock auctions are what could be called breeder rehoming failures. They were bred, born, and brought into the world without a secure future already waiting for them. Sometimes the breeder lacks the resources, connections, or marketing ability to find the right home, and the auction pipeline becomes the default solution.

Comet was dangerously close to becoming another one of those statistics. His story is also a reminder of how quickly the cycle can repeat itself. Comet was born to an Amish breeder. His sire was once owned by several respected Miniature Horse and Shetland breeders and enjoyed success in the show ring. Yet even he eventually found himself consigned to an Amish auction and today stands promoted through the Mt. Hope auction system. It’s a stark example of how easily horses can move from valued show prospects to auction commodities.

Thankfully, one of our team members recognized the direction Comet’s path was heading and stepped in before he became trapped in that cycle. Believing strongly in networking, responsible placement, and finding horses the right homes outside the auction pipeline, they chose to continue promoting Comet through our network while waiting for the perfect family to come along. Now we’re asking for your help. Let’s prove that people working together can create opportunities at the beginning of the pipeline or before they get stuck there.

And before anyone assumes his price is the obstacle, we encourage you to take a look at some of the Amish pony and miniature auctions such as Mt. Hope, Smokey Lane, or Dixie. Young prospects often start at 2,500 and climb from there.

Comet is AMHR registered. He has opportunities ahead of him that many horses never get. He can compete in AMHR rated shows, participate in 4H, and even be hard shipped into Pinto and then shown. His future is still unwritten and his happily ever after is in reach with your help.

The question is: who will help write the next chapter?

Please take five minutes today to share Comet’s story. Every share, comment, tag, and conversation helps show breeders, owners, and horse people that there are alternatives to sending young horses into the auction pipeline. Comet is counting on us. And so are the miniature horses and ponies that will come after him.

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The story of hip tag 373

The auction/slaughter pipeline is one of the most dangerous places a horse can end up. Horses arrive frightened, confused, injured, and vulnerable. Some are fortunate enough to leave and others are not. The Mexico border is closed. The only plant processing horses currently is Canada.

Not every auction is attended by a kill buyer, this one is. In fact, the buyer present is the only kill buyer in the state with a contract to the only plant currently processing horses and he is the largest supplier on the East Coast – Rotz Livestock. Every horse that enters the ring has only moments before their future is decided.

When we were doing our walk through we noticed a beautiful smooth mouth palomino gelding standing 15.3 hands hip tag number 373. He looked absolutely terrified, you could see the whites of his eyes they were filled with fear. Selina stopped to comfort him giving him scratches and reassuring pets. He tried to follow her forgetting for a moment that he was tied. Her heart broke for him. When he came through the ring he was ridden in a western saddle but Selina was with another horse! A friend was ringside and won the bid for her.

He won his freedom ride to Pipeline Pulls where he was fed and given time to decompress because he was truly terrified at the sale. The next morning when he saw Selina he ran to her! Suddenly he noticed her young son he immediately stopped to see him first. This boy had to have a child of his own in the past. Next he went to Selina as if to say thank you. Jon spent time with him giving him belly scratches and he extended his neck and his lips twitched showing just how much he enjoyed it. He continued to follow them around the pasture seeking attention he was totally relaxed and happy. He now has another chance and is looking for his happily ever after.

Please follow the page for updates, tag people who maybe interested, like their stories and comment to help the algorithm so they can be seen and find homes a chance they almost didn’t get.

I have found a home!

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Help us help Barbie! This beautiful, kind and deserving Smooth Mouth (early senior) Haflinger Mare is seeking her happily ever after. She’s survived the auction and slaughter pipeline not once but TWICE in the same year. We need your help to network her into the best situation possible. We love and adore Barbie and it breaks our hearts that we had to pull her right back out of the Same situation she was in earlier this year.

Your help is vital to helping more slaughter bound horses. They need to be seen to find the right homes then when they have homes we can help more . Please consider helping by taking a few minutes to share them to other groups or pages where people are looking for horses. Follow the page. Like their posts and comment to help Facebook algorithm to push their stories out and for them to be seen.

I have found a home!

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VIDEO: https://youtube.com/shorts/7ga4PEqlni8?si=Xh8MVPGkKFOL-enp

Meet Alfonzo intercepted on his way to the auction. He’s a 13.3 hands and was foaled in 2025. He is a branded mustang gelding who rides walk, trot & canter was used in kids fun shows and leadline classes. He does ride independently as well causally making him the perfect mixture for anyone that can sit in a saddle. Alfonzo picks up all four feet is safe to be around and appreciates all the love and kindness you have to offer. Alfonzo is an exceptional gelding you won’t come across twice. We wouldn’t put our children on him if he wasn’t safe and we have a high standard for marking kid safe.

I have found a home!

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VIDEO: https://youtube.com/shorts/03pTt6ZReyo?si=JOU7u6FBemokQW-y

Did you know that each week Pipeline Pulls is boots on the ground winning bids and pulling those horses. Did you know we are the only organization where you can help a horse that is truly slaughter bound every single week! Let’s clear the barn so we can go back and pull more.

The stories of hip tags 341 & 408

Two beautiful Belgian geldings hip tag 408 stands 18 hands tall and hip tag 341 is approximately 17.1 hands both smooth mouth, both used to work the fields, hip tag 341 his skin scarred from an ill fitting harness the other came in right behind him they were both led through the ring. The story the same for both can’t keep up on the fields. No one said it and no one had to we all knew what happened. Used and thrown away. Reduced to a hip tag number after years of service.

They won their freedom ride to Pipeline Pulls and were evaluated. They both have wonderful ground manners, they both ride well and we know both of them drive. Hip tag 341 even knows voice commands you don’t even have to touch the reins. We would love to see these two go together but they can be separated. They now have another chance and are looking for their happily ever after.

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Found homes!

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Nelly’s Story

While not every auction is attended by a kill buyer, this one was. In fact, the buyer present is the only kill buyer in the state with a contract to a processing plant in Canada and is the largest supplier on the East Coast. Every horse that enters the ring has only moments before their future is decided.

Hip Tag #726 walked into the ring. A stunning six year old chestnut and white Paint mare, wearing a western saddle with quiet grace. She was cautious but incredibly brave, calmly walking to the far end of the arena a place many horses are frightened to approach. The auctioneer announced her information and casually mentioned she had a fresh injury on her leg before the bidding began. Although it is loud and chaotic Nelly never panicked. She stayed focused on her rider, responding to every cue with patience and trust.

As she passed in front of us, we finally saw the injury even though it was covered with blu kote. The outside of her front fetlock had a large section of hair and skin missing, covering nearly the entire joint. It was painful to look at, and we knew it would need immediate treatment before infection could set in.

Sadly, that wound was enough for many buyers to look the other way. Her beautiful coloring, quiet disposition, and willing attitude suddenly didn’t matter. One injury had turned her into a horse that was easy to pass over. As the bidding slowed, the possibility that she would leave with the kill buyer became all too real. We couldn’t let that happen.

Selina raised her hand which was the final bid, and just like that, Nelly’s story changed.

When we finally met her outside the ring, she greeted us with gentle eyes and a quiet curiosity that immediately stole our hearts. Now that the saddle was gone, we discovered another surprise. Without it, her unusually long, prominent withers were impossible to miss. Auction horses can come with surprises, but this one wasn’t a concern. With a properly fitted saddle, her unique conformation shouldn’t affect her comfort or her ability to be ridden and it certainly hadn’t dimmed her willingness to work.

Her leg, however, couldn’t wait. Before anything else, she needed medical care, treatment, healing and the feeling of safety she had been denied for far too long. Just hours earlier, Nelly’s future hung in the balance. She was only one bid away from disappearing into the slaughter pipeline. Instead, as Selina talked to her and told her she was safe her eyes closed, she relaxed and followed Selina out of the auction onto the trailer for her freedom ride to the Pipeline Pulls facility to heal, to be loved, to have another chance to be seen by the right people to find her happily ever after.

Found a home!

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♥ Nelly Update! ♥

Hip Tag 288 Milkshake

There weren’t very many miniature horses at the sale today. Lara always keeps an eye on the little ones because she has a soft spot for them. While they may not be in danger of being shipped across the border, illness and injury can take their lives just as quickly.

We watched as a pair of paint geldings, one slightly smaller than the other were sold as a choice. The high bidder would get to choose which one to take home. The smaller of the two was picked first, and the slightly taller one was selected next. Then a pretty chestnut and white mare entered the ring, and her winning bidder seemed very happy. One by one, the rest of the small group of miniature horses were sold. Lara breathed a sigh of relief. None of them needed her help today.

The auction was nearing its end, and most of the private buyers had already gone home with their new horses. That’s when the auctioneer announced that another miniature horse would be sold. He explained that the people who had just bought her believed she was a gelding. When they realized she was actually a mare, they decided they didn’t want her and sent her right back through the sale.

Who was left to bid on her? Mostly dealers who would haul her to yet another auction, continuing the pipeline cycle, or the kill buyer, who would purchase her to resell later. Either way, she would likely end up at a crowded holding farm, where her chances of becoming sick or injured would increase dramatically.

All of this raced through Lara’s mind in just a few moments. You could see the determination settle across her face. She had made up her mind. She wasn’t going to let that happen to this little mare. After all, the mare had already survived going through the largest horse sale east of the Mississippi twice in the same day.

The auctioneer looked around the ring and called for any final bids. Lara raised her hand. “SOLD!” At that moment, this little paint mare’s journey through the auction pipeline came to an end and her chance at happily ever after began.

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Found a home!

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♥ Milkshake update! ♥

SAFE! SAFE! SAFE!

Imagining them headed back to the auction and slaughter pipeline is tearing me apart. Can we band together and change their world? Young Pony mare with Colt by her side seeking immediate placement. Only able to network this pair a short amount of time before they enter back into the auction and slaughter pipeline.

Location Bernville, PA 19506

Update – the last 2 have found homes. Thank you!

When you look at the first picture it was very overwhelming the number of horses that need help. So many people rolled up their sleeves and shared these horses, commented to help the algorithm, showed up in person and proxy bid. Many people answered the call and today because of everyone’s help we watched over 30 plus head of untouched yearlings find their way out of this auction and into new possibilities. We are so thankful because it could have gone very differently. We thank you!! Without you it wouldn’t have happened. Together we make a difference.

Pipeline Pulls did pull two – a dark bay colt and a sorrel filly with a white face a spot of roaning on her belly and a minimal paint spot on her leg. These are the last two that need homes. Can we roll up our sleeves one more time and get them finished?

Update – many people rolled up their sleeves and shared these horses needs. Many people answered the call and today because of everyone’s help we watched over 30 head of untouched yearlings find their way out of this auction and into new possibilities. We are so thankful because it could have gone very differently. We thank you!! Without you it wouldn’t have happened. Together we make a difference.

Pipeline Pulls did pull two – a dark bay colt and a sorrel filly with a white face a spot of roaning on her belly and a minimal paint spot on her leg. These have found homes thank you so much!

What happened.

We stopped into the auction to see what may be there already consigned for Monday. We found a large group of long yearlings in a pen. They aren’t haltered and aren’t super friendly but also not totally feral. These young ones will most likely be sold as loose horses tomorrow. It could be highest bid gets choice or the option to take them all. Their chances of being purchased by the kill buyer are high.

There are far too many for us to help.

If anyone would like to help them we are able to proxy bid.

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♥ Update! ♥

Lucky Charms

Lucky Charm is a beautiful 15-year-old bay and white miniature gelding who somehow found himself trapped in the auction/slaughter pipeline.

By the time he arrived at AC’s Livestock Auction, he had already passed through multiple auctions, moving from place to place with no idea where he would end up next. For such a little horse, he had already lived through far too much uncertainty. But this time…his luck changed.

Lucky is the kind of horse who quietly steals your heart. He notices everything around him, watches with curious eyes, and has the sweetest little personality. He’s intelligent, inquisitive, and clearly wants to connect with the people around him despite all he has been through.

And then there’s the way he moves. For a tiny miniature, Lucky carries himself with incredible elegance. He appears to have had in hand showmanship training and understands how to stand, present himself, and work with a handler. Someone once invested time in this little horse. Someone taught him. Someone cared.

Yet somehow, despite all of that, he still ended up being passed from auction to auction, becoming just another hip tag in a system that erases everything about them but the basics. That’s the heartbreaking reality of the pipeline. Good horses don’t end up there because they’ve failed but because they were failed.

Lucky needed someone to notice him before he disappeared any deeper into that cycle. Every day matters in these situations. Injury, illness, or another trip through the auction could be their last.

Now, this little gelding finally has a chance to exhale, feel safe, and discover what it means to have a future. We named him Lucky Charm because we believe this is where his luck finally begins.

Please share Lucky’s story. The more people who see him, the greater the chance he’ll find the loving forever home he deserves. Every share helps more people learn about the realities of the auction pipeline and gives horses like Lucky another chance at life.

Welcome to Pipeline Pulls, Lucky Charm.

Your past may have been uncertain, but your future is finally filled with hope.

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Hip tag 217 Esmerelda

When we arrived at the auction to take preview pictures, we found a large group of donkeys. They were all standard-sized. Some carried BLM brands, while others did not. None of them wore halters, and none willingly approached us.

Selina has always had a soft spot for anything with long ears. Years ago, the very first long ear she ever fell in love with was a draft john mule that had been purchased by a kill buyer. She stood with him, petting him and wrapping her arms around his massive head, completely lost in the bond they had formed in such a short time. When the kill buyer told her the paperwork was already completed and that he had to go, she broke down. And not just a few tears she sobbed so hard she couldn’t even speak. Amazingly the kill buyer had the paperwork redone and sold her the mule instead.

That same love for long ears was evident again. Selina couldn’t resist stepping into the pen with the loose donkeys. As expected, they quickly turned away, looking for safety. Who knows when any of them had last felt a kind hand? Loose horses and donkeys are often moved with flags, waving arms, shouting, and sticks. Trust isn’t something they are given many opportunities to learn.

Selina moved slowly, speaking softly to them. Little by little, they began to relax.

Before long, one very young light gray jenny chose to trust her. As Selina quietly stroked her and offered gentle words of encouragement, the two began forming a remarkable bond. It wasn’t long before the young jenny rested her beautiful head against Selina, her long ears draped alongside as she pressed herself tightly into Selina’s chest a quiet display of complete trust and submission.

Selina wasn’t going to be at the auction on Monday. She looked over at Chris and quietly said, “Please buy her for me.” She couldn’t stand the thought of this Jenny disappearing in the pipeline. Being shuffled from sale to sale or standing in holding pens or worse being purchased for slaughter.

When the donkeys entered the sale ring, they had been consigned by a dealer who specializes almost exclusively in donkeys but doesn’t normally attend this auction. They sold loose, just as they had stood in the pens, and were pushed around the ring amid waving hands, shouting, and chaos. The young jenny Selina had connected with looked frightened and uncertain. She had no idea what was happening or why.

The first successful bidder would have the choice of any donkey in the group.

When the auctioneer’s gavel fell, Chris didn’t let Selina down. He chose the little gray jenny.

Her journey through the auction and the possibility of entering the slaughter pipeline ended that day. Instead, she was given another chance at the happy ending every one of them deserves.

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Found a home!

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Hip tag 267 Hot Dog

The auction always has a variety of horses consigned. You never know what you will find. Miniature horses to drafts all shapes and sizes. We were standing ringside the auction was about half way through selling the consigned horses when all of a sudden the crowd got quiet and then some started laughing and pointing. We couldn’t see what was happening. We could see a full sized horse but that wasn’t what was causing the commotion. Then as the full sized horse moved to the end of the ring someone said, “he sure is ugly” and laughing continued. We could finally see his entire body. He was thick built like a quarter pony but his legs were very short like a miniature horse and his head was pony sized and there was a small catch rider on his back which made his back look longer than it was. The poor guy looked like he was put together all wrong. But we weren’t laughing. We knew this poor guy would need help from the moment we laid eyes on him.

As the pony gelding got to the end of the ring the auctioneer started the bidding by saying “gelding get him sold” and the bidding began. That was all the information that was given, just a bare description not even an age. We watched as the gelding did his best to obey the cues from his small rider this pony was brave and obedient. He didn’t make a wrong move and he actually rode really well with just a halter and a lead rope. What a nice pony! He just needed to be seen by the right person who would truly appreciate him for who he was.

We don’t know how many auctions he had been through. The auction/slaughter pipeline was a dangerous place where illness and injury could take a life just as fast as being shipped across the border. Chris saw this pony for who he was. He appreciated the pony for his riding skills and with the auctioneer calling for any last bids, Chris raised his hand the auctioneer announced sold and with the winning bid, this ponies pipeline journey ended.

When we went to see the pony we found two beautiful young ladies petting him and giving him attention. It was wonderful to see. Although they were too young to bid and take him home they asked us what would happen to him. We explained we and our community would help him be seen and find him a home where he would be appreciated and loved. They were very happy to hear this and we were happy that he would have another chance to be seen and a happily ever after.

Found a home!

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Bernville, PA 19506

Raven

The largest livestock sale East of the Mississippi. This sale is attended by the only kill buyer in the State with a contract with the Canadian plant. He is the largest supplier of horses to the plant. This was a special driving sale and over 500 head of horses were consigned. This particular auction is where the Amish go to both buy and sell their driving horses and the kill buyer will buy anything that falls in his price range.

The auction barn is converted to accommodate this sheer number of horses. Normally when you walk down the aisle the horses are tied with their rear end facing you on both sides. When they have a special sale it’s the opposite so you actually get to see their faces without having to figure out how to squeeze between horses with rear ends facing you in all directions. Horses stand next to each other with their lead ropes tied to a rope above their heads that stretches across the barn in a make shift high cross tie so the horses hold still and to prevent horses from touching or biting the horse next to it. Catalogs are even made for this sale. It is entirely different than the Monday sale with the exception that horses would still be purchased by the kill buyer.

Outside before the auction horses are hitched to carts and drivers show them off. Head checks hold their heads up high the more leg action, the fancier they look, the more money they will bring. Fresh horses from the track, flashy Saddlebreds, beautiful Morgan’s and crossbreds are everywhere. There is a parade of horses driving in front of the barn one after the other with a crowd of people writing down numbers of which ones they like so when they are brought through the auction ring led by a lead rope, they have notes about how they drove and which ones they want to bid on.

As we were watching the procession of horses driving one stuck out from all the others. She wasn’t a horse at all but a pony at 12.2 hands tall and 8 to 10 years old. She was as black as a raven her head high and her leg action high she was beautiful. However, most people here today were looking for horses, not ponies. Knowing this, Chris even drove her so she would get to be seen again by the crowd. The auction was fast and furious. As soon as one horse reached the end of the ring by the auctioneer another horse was ready to take that place and this is how they get through 500 plus horses in a few hours.

We watched as Raven entered the ring and held our breath she was beautiful and pranced her way to the end of the ring doing her best fancy footwork head held high. She didn’t know she was different from all the rest, a pony not a horse, but the bidders did and it showed. At a different sale she would be a high priced pony but at this sale she would become a school pony at best, driving kids to school standing tied until they were done and taking them back home. At worst she would wind up purchased by the kill buyer. Chris, a Pipeline Pulls team member, who has a great fondness for driving horses and ponies decided right then and there that Raven would be coming to the Pipeline Pulls facility and ended her auction/slaughter journey with his bid.

It turns out Raven is also awesome under saddle too!

Found a home!

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Driving Video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1EYyJsAymm/

Greyson

Where does the Pipeline begin? It starts long before the auction. It starts when a horse becomes nothing more than a way to make money and an owner doesn’t want to deal with the public or doesn’t know how.

For Greyson, a tiny grey miniature colt standing just 33 inches tall, it began when he was barely a yearling. An Amish boy decided it was time to sell him. His next stop would have been the auction.

There, Greyson would have lost everything he had ever known. His name would have been replaced with a hip tag, and he would have become just another horse moving through the pipeline, sale to sale, dealer to dealer, with no guarantee of ever finding safety. Would he have made it out? There’s no way to know.

Young horses are especially vulnerable. The stress of transport and crowded auctions can lead to illness, injury which can take a life just as fast as the horses who are purchased by kill buyers, loaded onto trucks, and shipped across the border. For many, that first auction is also their last.

Before Greyson could be consigned, we reached out to the Amish boy and asked if we could buy him instead. He agreed.

Instead of walking through an auction ring, Greyson came to the Pipeline Pulls facility.

The Amish don’t often advertise horses online, but thanks to the connections we’ve built over the years, we were able to find Greyson before he disappeared into the pipeline.

This is what your support makes possible. It gives horses like Greyson a chance to skip the auction entirely. It gives them a future instead of uncertainty. It gives them the opportunity to grow up knowing kindness instead of fear.

Greyson’s story is just beginning, and because people like you are here part of the community and chose to care, it’s a story that has hope. Now Greyson needs your help. Please follow the page, comment to help the algorithm, like and share his story so he can find his happily ever after. Thank you.

Found a home!

Bernville, PA 19506

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♥ Greyson and Jett update! ♥

Ducky

We were sitting by the ring when hip tag # 720 a buckskin and white miniature gelding 43” tall came into the ring with a small rider. Horses consigned to the auction can be sold loose, just run through treated as feral, led through by a lead rope, or ridden through. A lot of times catch riders are paid to ride horses as was the case with this gelding. We watched as the rider cued him forward toward the end of the ring, which oftentimes is very scary for horses. This little gelding was doing his best to obey his rider. They gelding bravely went to the end of the ring and the auctioneer gave the basic information gelding, rides 9 years old and started the bidding. At a sale like this that’s all you get just the basics. Usually, that’s all that is known because the horses have come from another sale and another dealer losing any real information and becoming just a hip tag number along the way. The riders are paid to make the horses look good. The better they look the more bids they typically get or at least that’s the way it’s supposed to work. However, as the rider turned the gelding around to head toward the other end of the ring the rider is kicking and kicking to get him to move forward the pony took his time carefully walking. This made the rider upset because he wanted him to walk/trot/canter. So he used his reins to smack the pony on the rear over and over again. However, instead of the pony moving into a trot or canter the pony just kept carefully and steadily walking forward while taking the continuous smacks on his rear end and the barrage of kicks to his ribs. At this point the pony had enough. We couldn’t believe he took this much for this long, but he did. He kicked out with a back foot at the pain. It didn’t phase the rider, but it did stop the continuous bidding that had been going on because, through no fault of his own, he was now a “bad pony”. The bidding from the private people halted and a dealer picked up the next bid which meant more time in the auction pipeline where he could be injured or become sick either could take his life just as quickly as being shipped to a plant.

We knew he wasn’t a “bad pony”. We knew he tried his best and that the only reason he kicked out was because of pain and he had tried his best until he just couldn’t take it anymore. Selina quickly put her hand up to bid the auctioneer asked for another bid but no others came for the “bad pony” so Selina had won the bid. We couldn’t wait to go meet him and our youngest team member was so excited and when they met the little gelding reached out and planted a kiss right on his little head. The little gelding then lovingly followed the little team member all over and even gave him a lead line ride. He wasn’t a “bad pony” he was a very good gentle, patient, sweet loving pony who would be a wonderful first pony for a child.

Found a home!

Bernville, PA 19506

♥ Ducky update! ♥

Mares and Foals

As we walked through the auction barns during the preview, we came across a heartbreaking sight.

Standing together in a pen were two mares—a sorrel mare, hip tag #622, estimated to be 8 years old, and a dark bay mare, hip tag #623, estimated to be 6. They were already tagged for the sale the following day. Both mares were in rough condition thin, exhausted, and each with a young, vulnerable colt by her side that matched her coloring.

We were certain we had seen them listed online at a sale in Virginia, but we couldn’t find the listing. Then one of our community members recognized them from a very recent sale in North Carolina. That meant they had already spent far too long trapped in the auction/slaughter pipeline.

The bay colt stepped forward to nurse, but his mother gently lifted her leg to push him away. Did she even have milk left for him? It’s hard enough for any horse caught in the pipeline, but with a young foal to protect, she likely kept him close and shielded him from the other horses, sacrificing what little condition she had left. Her topline had disappeared, and every rib was visible. The sorrel mare wasn’t in much better shape. Both mares were paying a devastating price for their time in the pipeline.

A severe storm rolled through overnight, delaying our arrival at the sale the next morning. When we finally got there, the two mares and their colts were still waiting in the holding pen they hadn’t gone through the auction ring yet.

When their turn finally came, we were watching other horses but hurried back to the ring. They were sold as loose horses, meaning they were simply run into the ring rather than handled or led through. Horses sold this way are often purchased by the kill buyer. He had bought mares with foals before. The only other likely outcome was a dealer who would send them on to yet another auction. In the condition they were in, we didn’t believe they would survive another trip.

The auctioneer was ready to bring the gavel down. He called one last time, “Any other bids? Selina immediately raised her hand. The auctioneer pointed to her. Sold! Which pair do you want?

I’ll take them both,” she answered.

And with those words, their journey through the pipeline finally came to an end. If you’ve ever wondered whether one bid can change a life…It changed four.

They were transported to the Pipeline Pulls facility, where, for the first time in what must have felt like forever, they could finally breathe. The foals lay down in the safety of their stalls, no longer surrounded by unfamiliar horses. Their mothers could finally relax. The mares drank deeply, while the foals eagerly licked the water from their mothers’ mouths, trying to satisfy their empty bellies.

When hay and grain were offered, the mares acted as though they had never seen grain before. They didn’t dive into it. Instead, they stared at it with uncertainty, cautiously nibbling a little at a time. Watching them broke our hearts. They had endured so much in such a short period of time, and despite finally being safe, they were not out of the woods yet.

Pulling them from the pipeline was only the first step.

What they needed now was something every horse deserves: a home. A place where they could truly belong. A place where they could decompress, receive proper nutrition and care, regain their strength, and begin to heal from everything they had endured.

Their story didn’t end when the bidding stopped—it was only the beginning. These mares and their precious foals finally have a chance at the life they should have had all along.

Thank you to everyone who stands with us, supports these pulls and makes moments like this possible. Every follow on the page, every like and every share gives horses like these another chance to be seen and have a happily ever after.

Found a home!

Bernville, PA 19506

The story of Big Red

Some horses stand out the moment you walk through the auction. Some catch your eye with their striking color or impressive breed, while others draw your attention because it’s obvious they need a helping hand. Then there are the ones that blend into the sea of bays and chestnuts the quiet, ordinary-looking horses that are so often overlooked.

That was exactly the case with Big Red.

We didn’t notice him until he was about to enter the sale ring. He stood patiently, waiting his turn, and walked through the ring wearing nothing more than a halter and lead rope. We could tell he was an older horse, and he was in good weight. He was calm, gentle, and responsive, riding quietly off a direct rein and willingly following every cue from his rider.

Even though he did everything asked of him, bidder after bidder passed him by. There were a few buyers who likely would have taken him to another auction, but we knew there are so many people searching for safe, quiet horses they can trust. We also knew that, because Big Red was a stockier horse in good condition, his future could become uncertain if he continued through the auction/slaughter pipeline. He deserved the chance to be seen for who he truly was.

After the sale, Big Red proved to be exactly what we had seen in the ring quiet, gentle, willing to please, and incredibly trustworthy. During his intake exam, we noticed a mark across his chest that looked like it had been left by a driving harness. That seemed unusual because Big Red looked every bit like a Quarter Horse and rode exceptionally well. There had been no mention of him driving when he went through the sale.

Curious, we decided to see if he recognized a harness.

Big Red stood quietly as we fitted it on him, which wasn’t surprising given his calm demeanor. The real test came when we rolled the cart into view. He never even flicked an ear. We hitched him up, and just like that, he stepped off as though he’d done it a thousand times. He confidently pulled the cart, paying no attention to passing vehicles or the cows nearby. We turned him around and headed back, smiling the whole way.

There was no doubt about it, Big Red had been a driving horse before.

What an incredible, versatile partner.

Big Red is a wonderful reminder that some of the very best horses don’t come wrapped in flashy colors or impressive pedigrees. Sometimes the greatest treasures are hidden beneath the plainest coat, quietly waiting for someone to see their true worth. At intake we noticed he had a spot in one eye that didn’t seem to bother him and a mark across his chest that looked like it had been left by a driving harness. That seemed unusual because Big Red looked every bit like a Quarter Horse and rode exceptionally well. There had been no mention of him driving when he went through the sale.

Curious, we decided to see if he recognized a harness.

There was no doubt about it—Big Red had been a driving horse before.

What an incredible, versatile partner.

Found a home!

Bernville, PA 19506

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VIDEO part 2: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1HX3DcvWAL/

VIDEO part 3: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1CsXZFEX7K/

Cotton Eye Joe

Some ponies get caught in an endless cycle auction after auction, dealer after dealer bought and sold without ever finding a place to truly belong. Along the way, some are injured, some get sick and some simply disappear.

That was the story of this beautiful black-and-white colt.

A Gypsy Vanner/Shetland cross otherwise known as a mini gypsy. Standing at 47” tall, he had worn countless hip tag numbers in his short life. By the time he was just one year old, we had watched him pass through eight different auctions. Eight. No young horse should have to endure that.

When we saw him back at the sale once again, we recognized him immediately. We knew his face. We’d seen him here before and had followed his journey through online sale listings at other auctions. Seeing him standing there again, we knew it was time to end the cycle and give him the chance every horse deserves, the chance to finally be seen.

Somewhere along the way, he lost the vision in his left eye. Whether it was something he was born with or the result of injury or trauma, we’ll never know. What we do know is that it doesn’t define him any more.

His right eye is a brilliant, sparkling blue that seems to tell his whole story. He’ll quietly watch you over his stall door, meeting your gaze with curiosity and hope, as if asking you to come say hello. Despite everything he’s experienced, he remains incredibly trusting, calm, gentle, and kind. He isn’t spooky or reactive just a sweet, intelligent young colt with a heart full of love and so much potential.

We can easily picture him growing into a wonderful driving pony, a dependable lead-line partner, a short-stirrup mount, or a quiet pleasure pony. His blindness in one eye hasn’t dimmed his spirit or his willingness to connect with people.

After all he’d been through, it’s hard to understand how this special young horse had never found a place to call home.

Now it’s his turn. He doesn’t need another auction or another hip tag. He needs someone who will look beyond his past, see the incredible pony standing in front of them, and give him what he’s been waiting for all along a family, a future, and a place where he’ll never have to wonder where he’s going next.

Found a home!

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Lucky

As we walked through the auction, we spotted a tiny miniature filly standing patiently tied beside a few others. She immediately caught our attention because it was obvious she needed help.

She stood just 28 inches tall. She was underweight, lacking muscle tone, and her conformation showed several concerns. Her hocks turned inward, giving her a sickle-hocked appearance, and her back had a slight roach. These are characteristics often associated with skeletal dwarfism. She wasn’t a dwarf herself, but she displayed several of those traits. Her consignor told us he had purchased her, wormed her, and tried to put weight on her, but despite his efforts, she never improved, so he decided to bring her to the sale.

By the time she entered the auction ring, we were already determined to bring her home. There weren’t many miniature horses at the sale, and she was by far the smallest. Miniatures have been bringing higher prices lately, and we ended up spending more than we expected—but we didn’t regret it for a second.

She was incredibly quiet, gentle, and kind. Every movement she made was slow and deliberate, and she absolutely loved attention. Beneath her fragile appearance was a sweet little filly with so much heart. We could already see her potential to become an exceptional therapy pony, bringing comfort and smiles to everyone she met. We were lucky to have her and she needed us so we called her Lucky.

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Bernville, PA 19506

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Alberta the little pony that could.

At the end of the auction when the stands had cleared out and most of the buyers had gone home. A bay pony mare with some greying on her face and a little body that said I’m older, could be seen rounding the corner and entering the auction ring with a small Amish rider. She was steady, determined and never wavered. Chug, chug, chug her small body kept an even pace and it was almost like you could hear her saying, I think I can, I think I can, I think I can. Maybe she did this while pulling a cart of kids to school and back? It would have gotten harder and harder for her over the years but I bet she didn’t let that stop her. She didn’t know that today would be different. She wouldn’t be going back to her family no matter how hard she worked today to prove herself. That was a sad fact.

We watched as the auctioneer started the bid out at one thousand, but no one bid. There were very few people left to bid. He kept going down on the price until there was a bid. It was from the kill buyer. Would he ship her to slaughter? Probably not. Would she survive the holding pen without getting sick or being injured? We weren’t going to find out. The next bid was from us, then one more from the kill buyer and we bid again the kill buyer shook his head no – we won the bid.

When we went to meet her our team members surrounded her braiding her forelock, petting her and our littlest team member sat on her back giving her pats and hugs. Her eyes closed she gave a big sigh and just leaned into Laura finally feeling calm and safe.

We believed in her. We believed she deserved a happily ever after with her own family. Now she needs you to believe in her too. She needs help to find that happily ever after family. Please follow the page, comment, like and share.

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Bernville, PA 19506

Cherry

We were outside of the ring checking on a proxy bid horse when we caught sight of a strawberry roan pony mare heading toward the auction ring being ridden by a small adult. We rushed in to see her and arrived just in time to hear the auctioneer say “confirmed in foal to a gypsy”. (This information was supplied by the consignor). We thought oh no, she’s too small for that. We won the bid and immediately had the vet take a look and he said she was too small for a regular exam but we could do a blood test to find out if she was indeed in foal.

While we waited impatiently for the test to come back we evaluated her thoroughly. She is 11 hands tall and the vet aged her at 20 but she could be younger (see pictures of teeth). She rides and drives. She will ride alone on trails in any position front, back or middle. She will cross water and small obstacles. She will lead line or just follow you around while packing a child. She doesn’t mind kids making noises or shy away from the little hands reaching out to her. She was used to do a birthday party for child rides and nothing phased her she did great!

We just got the test results back and they are NEGATIVE, thankfully. So now the wait is over and she is officially looking for her happy ever after.

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Bernville, PA 19506

Hip Tag 800 ~ “Tee Pee”

Some horses spend their lives teaching people how to ride.

Others spend their lives carrying dreams down trails most of us will never see.

Tee Pee is one of those horses.

This handsome 20 year old Palomino gelding stands 15 hands tall and proudly carries the famous Yellowstone Rentals brand. Once part of a Wyoming hack line, he spent years guiding riders through rugged mountain country, safely carrying countless people across terrain that demanded experience, patience, and reliability.

When the steep mountain trails became more than his aging body could comfortably handle, Tee Pee was sold. Like so many seasoned trail horses, his years of loyal service ended with uncertainty about what came next.

Today, Tee Pee is looking for his next chapter.

He recently received a much-needed farrier trim and required only very light sedation for his back feet. Like many older horses, he will need some routine maintenance and care, but what he gives back in return is something that is becoming increasingly difficult to find.

Quiet HonestConfident Safe

Tee Pee is the definition of a push button trail horse. Ride him alone or with a group, he is happy either way. Point him down the trail and he goes about his job with the confidence that only years of experience can create.

If you’re looking for a trusted partner who has spent two decades proving himself mile after mile, Tee Pee deserves a hard look.

These old trail horses are treasures. They carried beginners. They built confidence. They created memories. They took care of people long before anyone was thinking about taking care of them.

Now it’s Tee Pee’s turn to find someone willing to appreciate everything he still has to offer.

Bernville, PA 19506

♥ Tee Pee update! ♥

The story of the hackney pony and the saddle

Monday we bid on a few riding horses. We bid on a few donkey’s and miniature horses but they wound up not needing us. We were getting close to the end of the sale and were thinking we were going home with an empty trailer. That’s when he made his appearance. At the end of the ring stood a hackney pony gelding, head held high carrying a very small saddle on his back. It was too small for the person leading him to ride in. A lot of people will cover up a horses thin top line with a saddle but this saddle was small and it was easy to see that he needed weight, so that’s not what its purpose was. Curious we watched this hackney gelding walk past us to the end of the ring and patiently wait while the auctioneer finished with the horse currently in the ring then announced “hackney gelding as-is” he looked at his paper then continued “buying the whole set”, meaning the hackney pony and the tiny saddle. The auction sells tack in the morning right before the horses are auctioned off and it’s not often that tack is sold with a horse. The auctioneer started the bidding and the person leading the pony started walking the hackney pony again. He badly needed a farrier visit, his hooves were very uneven they were all different lengths, shapes and the backs were the worst as they were not only long but he was walking on his toe on one hoof and his outside hoof wall on the another. The only way I can explain it is imagine if you were walking in heels on one foot and on your other foot your missing half of your shoe but the half that you do have is high on the inside making you walk on only the side of your foot. That is what this gelding was trying to do. He held his head high and looked so proud, he really tried hard. There wasn’t any way this poor boy could move soundly. As the person leading him tried to make him trot, it looked even worse so he quickly went back to a walk and then just stopped and stood there waiting for the bidding to be finished. Only a few moments had passed and it isn’t hard to guess what his fate was going to be. The auctioneer reminded everyone that they were getting a saddle too, in an attempt to get more bids. That was why the saddle was there, it was worth more than his life. We immediately jumped in and quickly won the bid on the hackney gelding who needed us.

We went to find him after we won the bid. He was tied, standing patiently just waiting. His bay coat speckled with white hairs from years of wearing a harness. He’d probably stood tied waiting for most of his life. Probably waiting for kids to take them to and from school. This poor guy probably did that with these very uneven hooves. One of our youngest team members was with us and couldn’t wait to see him. He didn’t shy away from little hands reaching out to touch him and had no issues with letting him sit on his back. Definitely no stranger to having kids around him.

After his years of service this was his reward, being sent to the auction/slaughter pipeline with a small saddle that his kids probably rode him in.

He has had a farrier visit, has a fresh coggins, he drives and he rides. He measures 12.2 hands and is looking for his home. He is inexpensive.

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Bernville, PA 19506

Found a home!

Tip tag #332

Chestnut miniature mare smooth mouth. She was run in loose with another miniature and a llama. The bid was for buyers choice and llama sold first. We won the bid on the chestnut. She is as cute as can be. After we won the bid we went to find her and she is halter broke friendly and takes a rider. She is looking for a home.

https://youtube.com/shorts/p22QL214hyM?si=xmdDb273UX6SMAeR

Found a home!

In a sea full of bays at the auction… one golden ray of sunshine stood out.

The moment I saw her, my heart leapt.

As many of you know, I’m an online Horse Helper.

I’m not able to attend every auction in person, but I do everything I can from where I am to help the horses that end up there.

I proudly sponsor the Pipeline Pulls mission whenever I’m able.

While I can’t personally house more horses right now, sponsoring makes a huge difference for the ones who need it most.

Sponsorship buys them something incredibly valuable… time.

Time to be seen.

Time to be shared.

Time to be networked to the right home.

Time before facing the uncertainty of the next auction.

And today… that horse is Sunshine.

A beautiful golden soul who deserves a chance far beyond the auction ring.

I’m stepping up to help give her that time.

But I can’t do it alone.

Will you help me help Sunshine today?

Every share, every person who speaks up for her could be the reason her story changes.

Let’s work together and give this golden girl the future she deserves.

More info coming soon – reach out directly for pricing and more info!

Found a home!

We decided to attend a small animal sale to see if there were any little critters that might need help or attention.

As we walked through the aisles, something unexpected happened.

A beautiful young bay mare was standing there looking directly into my eyes.

I quickly looked toward her rear and sure enough – a hip tag number was there!

This is very unusual for a small animal sale!

The story that came with this mare was incredibly sad. The announcer shared that she came from a probelmatic domestic situation. The woman who owned her had recently been left by her partner and was suddenly unable to afford the care of the two horses she had. A man who had been delivering hay to the property became concerned about the mare’s weight and condition. When he spoke with the owner, she tearfully asked if he could please help her horse find a better home where she would be loved and properly cared for.

With the best intentions of helping the mare, he brought her to the auction in hopes that someone would see her and give her a chance. As she was led through the ring, the room was quiet. It’s not normal to see a large horse at this small animal sale. Many people watched, but no one was willing to take the risk on a thinner young bay mare. A small bay standardbred mare about 7 years old with road shoes on all four is all we could gather before the bidding began.

I raised my hand knowing that, even though we cannot change the entire world, we can change the entire world for one horse.

Sometimes all it takes is a sign, a confirmation that you’re doing what you’re supposed to be doing. Again thank you everyone – without you it wouldn’t be possible.

More info coming soon – reach out directly for pricing and more info!

Found a home!

Hip Tag Number 407

Gem – Male Hinny

We were attending a small animal sale , normally you see chickens, geese, rabbits, goats and sheep maybe a few calves.

We couldn’t believe it when we spotted a hinny!

This little guy was all alone, out of place and very unique!

Super friendly, he came up to us for attention nuzzling our hands asking to be scratched.

It was obvious someone had spent time with him and loved him and now he was here at an auction.

We checked his teeth and he was just 2 coming 3 years old and stood at 42” tall.

It appeared to be his very first auction which he was braving it all alone.

We didn’t even want to leave him to go bid, that’s how cute he is and how quickly he wraps you around his little hoof!

What a special little gem!

We won the bid and pulled him from the pipeline.

This unique little guy is looking for his very own family to complete his pull and then funds will be rolled so that another in need can be pulled.

FOUND A HOME

Location: Bernville, PA 19506

Hip Tag #287

Hip tag #287 – St Edmond’s Girl a beautiful bay Thoroughbred Mare 10 years old and 16 hands tall she will ride English or Western, she is barefoot doesn’t need shoes, she is gentle, sweet, she has great ground manners, great stall manners, easy to catch, loves attention. She will stand to be mounted at the block, ride out cross country, trail ride alone or with another horse, she will ride in a ring, you can lunge her but she doesn’t need it. She will walk/trot/canter for you she has a nice back up and is very willing to please. Even though she has had babies she remembers how to ride and does it very well! She doesn’t change even after sitting and gaining weight she’s still evaluated the same no buck, rear or funny business she is gentle, honest and willing.

She has had many hip tag numbers in her life, this will be the last one.

She has found a home!

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That’s right! Word on the street in Newark New Jersey was that there was a Horse riding around and that is correct. It was handsome Casanova out for a Big City ride.

Big, bold, and undeniably handsome, this stunning chocolate draft cross gelding is ready to sweep you off your feet.

Call or text: +1 (610) 802-0618 to schedule your appointment and price

If you’re not ready for a Horse yet please help this gelding get connected with potential home options by sharing his posts. Thank you so much.

Big, Bold and Beautiful – Dutch Harness draft cross or Clydesdale Thoroughbred cross measures 16 hands approx. late teens early 20s. Point and shoot guy will walk/trot/canter. He is quiet and gentle on the ground was said to also drive single and double but we can’t verify that. Very nice big boned honest gelding responds to cues well. Not afraid of traffic, non spooky, no buck rear or funny business. He will stand by block to be mounted. He will ride English or Western.

Videos

Tacking https://youtube.com/shorts/okp_vizmhaI?si=4NndHBqvts3bJuZv

Bridle https://youtube.com/shorts/DfqBMmpRhCc?si=7CXi6iwunScX70Yu

Walking to riding area https://youtube.com/shorts/hkp-IVyX_EI?si=tz6OfeCn8E0gZFm_

Walking view from behind https://youtube.com/shorts/1rCAqslOTCY?si=Mrk24CloyFtn3SkR

Mounting Block https://youtube.com/shorts/dGWjmvDSgJg?si=bI8OkFQkcHof4wbH

Walk/Trot/Canter on flat vehicle doesn’t bother him https://youtu.be/EmPMphKNdkk?si=NlHe36oCf5fTFf3H

He goes any direction you point him https://youtube.com/shorts/JLvpek_mXSY?si=m_DIet0llsVz0Wci

Picking up feet https://youtube.com/shorts/Yz3m3qj2C5Q?si=THmLROK4WZbTmtxc

HE HAS FOUND A HOME!

Hip tag #267

A beautiful Haflinger 13.2 hands tall and smooth mouth/aged with a long mane and tail (hair like Fabio) caught my attention. We hadn’t seen many Haflingers and when we did see them they brought a high price. We had watched him and others drive before the sale he stuck out in the crowd for sure. The rider cued him to move forward, he didn’t like the ring and he kept trying to nicely deny her requests he didn’t want to be in that ring and I couldn’t blame him. The bidding began low but gradually continued up, the winning bidder was a private home. Although I would have loved to take him home – Good for him! We continued watching the sale. The local driving horses, one after the other came in and the winning bidder was the kill buyer, just like on Monday. We don’t have the answer for the increased buying or the higher prices being paid but it’s not slowing down. Unexpectedly, the haflinger who had caught my attention was being ran through again! They said that the buyer was dissatisfied and they declined the sale. So the poor guy was back in the danger zone. Unfortunately, I missed the chance to bid as I was away from the ring and worse – I didn’t see who won the bid. I couldn’t get him off my mind. We went to go check out a massive roan draft gelding that a client was interested in, we knew the buyer. As we turned the corner there he was. The Haflinger with hair like Fabio. I blinked a few times, almost not believing my own eyes. You see the same buyer who purchased the draft horse also purchased the Haflinger. He knew this gelding had caught my attention and he knew I wasn’t at the ring to bid when he came through the second time so he won the bid when he saw the killbuyer bidding. He pulled him for me, on my behalf – if I wanted him. Of course I wanted him! It was meant to be! This beautiful aged gelding who has pulled a buggy the majority of his life, this absolutely amazing lovable gelding with the fabulous hair and most kissable nose, had been pulled from the auction slaughter pipeline, rejected and returned to face being purchased for slaughter a second time at the very same sale was finally safe. Some things are just meant to be.

FOUND A HOME!

***Video crawling under him https://youtube.com/shorts/Ko5Y-2yyuZg?si=zVYhocf7jmWCNL2j

***Video loose rein laying back on him goofing around https://youtube.com/shorts/Jn9e5i4z6M4?si=n_zk69m2NWC9Cl7o

***Video lead line with side walker https://youtube.com/shorts/7XGPwFB_SsM?si=cu4s1fgFnvOteOvc

***Video trail ride evaluation https://youtube.com/shorts/aka2TjxznbE?si=M7r6ffln7E_EUuun

***Video walk trot https://youtube.com/shorts/q9oMO2B_PWs?si=Ykdj0yG2OXrGrssE

Hip Tag 396 & 397

We have had a lot of requests for miniature horses so here they are – A beautiful mare with colt by her side they entered the ring with momma leading and the colt following along he is halter broke and ties. The auctioneer said that she is bred back to the same stallion that produced this foal. They were going to be split up at the sale which is why they have different hip tag numbers on them. They don’t have to stay together but it’s an option and they have a bit longer now to have that option. The mare didn’t mind giving lead line ride they both are sweet and the colt has been handled/halter broke and ties.

397- Mare has papers with her American Miniature horse registry 33.5” tall

Sunny side Chips Miss Galahad

Foaled 3/10/2006

396 – Colt has no papers

Said to be in foal – no stud report.

WE HAVE FOUND OUR HOMES!

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Hip Tag #359

Safe, dependable and experienced! If you have been waiting for something super quiet and gentle, great on the ground, safe around vehicles and pretty to look at you’re not going to find another one like this guy! He’s 15 hands, he has new shoes all the way around, he is in his late teens or early 20’s – he has the experience and it shows. It’s really, really hard to find horses this quiet and gentle. Don’t miss this guy he’s truly the real deal! His purchase price will go into pulling more horses from the slaughter pipeline.

I HAVE FOUND MY HOME!

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Hip tag 356 Bay Quarter horse mare approximately 12 years old. This pretty girl came in tacked Western push button walk, trot and canter with a nice stop and backup not taking a bad step. A chestnut and white paint and an Appy/QH who rode the same way both brought close to 2,700.00. However, this girl had recently scraped some hair off above her right hock and had a little swelling in her back right which most likely happened in the trailer on the way to the auction- normally she would have been grabbed by a dealer but with so few there, we found ourselves bidding to save her.

Video https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2nKeHLlyGE8

She has found her home!

Chincoteague pony mare (No Papers) approximately 11 years old – A bay pony thin on the top line with recent weight loss was led into the ring her head low obediently following the person leading her slowly and deliberately the only way I can describe her is extremely sad. The auctioneer announced that she was a Chincoteague mare pony in foal – we won the bid. Afterward, we went and asked the consignor about her to see if he had her papers and he didn’t. But he told us that he had purchased her at a sale that she was run in with a group. She had a foal by her side but it was ripped away as were what was left of her herd. No wonder she looked extremely sad. I offered her a treat and after a moment of hesitation she decided to take it. Chris leaned across her back she didn’t mind at all. She was sweet and gentle. This poor girl needs some happiness brought back into her life just look at the sadness in her eyes.

She has found a home!

Hip Tag Number 665

Tiz a valentine (Sire famous Tiznow).

Update: This mare rode great through the ring and we rode her a couple hours later (see video) she was wonderful! She has a soft mouth, pushbutton through transitions, side passes both ways and didn’t mind being ridden bareback. Today we evaluated her under English saddle and again and she did great! She didn’t even take a second look at the chickens around her or mind the dog following along. (See video).

Video – https://youtube.com/shorts/9lcVH_mcg2M?si=pG1kOIZjD2FzKMOu

Sire: Tiznow was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse, famous for being the only horse to win the Breeders’ Cup Classic twice in a row (2000 and 2001). He was named the American Horse of the Year in 2000 and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2009. After his racing career, he became a successful sire, producing many notable offspring. Legacy: Tiznow is remembered as a resilient and determined horse who became a hero to many, especially after his 2001 win following the 9/11 attacks. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2009

Tiz A Valentine has found her home!

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Hip Tag Numbers 698 (Bay) & 699 (Buckskin)

Ran through the sale barn with very little information on them. Said to be relatives of Dual Rey Quarter Horse. Have current coggins test.

They have found their home!

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Okies story. So people often ask us what made you decide to pull that one from the pipeline? There isn’t a single answer for this question. With Pappy it was his eyes. He had given up resigned to whatever his fate was. You can read his story on the page and see in the pictures how his eyes changed once he knew he was safe. Yes, they know! Now Okie it was an instant connection. I was walking through the barns and noticed the orange color I went to take a closer look and he looked back at me direct eye contact! His ears slowly perking forward as I talked to him. I knew he had been in the pipeline for while. The color of the dirt probably from Oklahoma which is why we are calling him Okie. Even though he is a draft cross and still weighs a lot his coat is dull and he has lost weight and his hooves badly needed trimmed another indication he’s been in the pipeline for a while. He probably was a high priced horse that slowly lost value at every sale and it was time for him to be pulled! All of this went through my mind quickly then his rider pulled him from the lineup mounted and off to the sales ring he went. I hurried back to our group and we waited. It all happened very fast as it usually does and when the gavel sounded mere moments later, Okie was safe! The instant connection I felt with him well he felt it too. Selina was telling him he was safe petting him reassuring him and I had to touch him! He literally melted into my arms. He knew he was safe! They know!

Okie has found his home!

Hip Tag Number 313

A pretty pony’s story. Auctions are always busy, hectic and fast moving. There were quite a few dealers, private buyers and two rescue organizations in attendance. We are not a rescue – we are a group of private people who pull horses from the pipeline and rehome them. We also offer proxy bidding and livestream auctions. We were watching for one in need to help and we didn’t have to wait long. This cute but thin little pony with 4 white socks and a cute white marking on her face all the way down to her nose was seen making an entrance. When she came in she was led through the ring in a halter made of bailer twine! It was obvious she needed to be pulled. Even being underweight with a rough coat I could imagine her filled out with a nice slick coat she would be very pretty. After we won the bid we couldn’t wait to go see her! She didn’t disappoint. She had the sweetest disposition very gentle with great ground manners so gentle that our 2 year old was able to lead her all by himself. The vet saw her pulled a coggins and we went to purchase her a real halter. Lara happened to be talking with someone who wanted a pony and as she saw pictures of the pony with our 2 year old she decided she wanted to take her home. She is now in a warm barn being loved and taken care of and she knows she is safe. They know! A happy ending thanks to networking and teamwork.

HOME FOUND!

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Gallant – 10 year old & 17 hands tall!

His story – there were so many horses in the pipeline and a lot of drivers came from another sale to this one. Was he one of them? We didn’t see him until he entered the ring and wow he came in ears up head held high like he was at a show and taking ribbons home! He was a sight to behold! Just gorgeous!! He did everything right, did everything his rider asked willingly and proudly. We watched him and just thought wow, how gorgeous! However, something we didn’t expect to happen, happened. He wasn’t getting the bids we thought he would. We had to make a decision fast! The auctioneer said “Going once anymore bids”?? We jumped into action and a moment later he was ours. We could have easily missed him it happened so fast his fate before our bid could have ended his life.

His first evaluation here went wonderfully! He loves attention and he had to have been loved it shows in everything he does. He meets you at the fence, he will come to you for attention, he is gentle and patient, he has great ground manners. Chris tacked him no problems. He rode him and he didn’t make a wrong move. He’s beauty in motion with the brains to back it up. How did he end up here? We have no clue. It’s certainly no fault of his own. This gorgeous boy is waiting for his new barn.

Gallant has found his home!